Confirmed – 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifiers venues
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has confirmed the full list of host venues for the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifiers on 14 and 15 April.
The nine home and away ties will kick off the 2023 edition of the women’s World Cup of Tennis, which was won by Switzerland in Glasgow last year. Draws and results will be available here.
Among the confirmed venues is the Delray Beach Tennis Center which will host the USA v Austria tie. Coco Gauff will return to her hometown to lead the team in its first Billie Jean King Cup tie in Florida since 2017, when the hosts defeated the Czech Republic in Tampa en route to winning the title that year.
Poland travel to Kazakhstan with the potential of two Grand Slam champions – Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina – going head-to-head. This is the first meeting between the two nations, who both reached the 2022 Finals in Glasgow. This was Kazakhstan’s best ever performance in the competition and Poland’s best result since 2015.
Slovenia, the lowest ranked nation in this year’s Qualifiers have home advantage, as they host Romania at the Sport Park Bonifika in Koper. This will be the first meeting between the nations since 2000, when Slovenia ran out 3-0 winners.
Elsewhere, the LTA has announced that Great Britain will host France at the Coventry Building Society Arena. The 2022 semi-finalists will be keen to emulate the same form they showed at last year’s Finals in Glasgow.
Led by Anne Keothavong, Great Britain have enjoyed some good results in recent home ties, winning seven of their last nine. France, the 2019 champions and ranked fifth, are sure to prove tough opposition in what will be the first meeting between the two nations in the competition since 1981. Great Britain won that tie 3-0, with Virginia Wade and Sue Barker playing starring roles.
The winning nations will advance to the Finals to be played on 7-12 November, where they will join 2022 champions Switzerland and 2022 runners-up Australia. The losing nations will compete in the Play-offs on 10-11 or 11-12 November.
The full list of Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifiers ties and host venues is as follows:
Canada vs Belgium
Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Germany vs Brazil
Porsche Arena, Stuttgart
Great Britain v France
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
Kazakhstan vs Poland
National Tennis Centre – Beeline Arena, Astana
Slovakia vs Italy
NTC Arena, Bratislava
Spain vs Mexico
Puente Romano Club de Tenis, Marbella
Ukraine vs Czechia
Megasaray Club Belek, Antalya (Turkiye – neutral venue)
Slovenia vs Romania
Sport Park Bonifika, Koper
USA v Austria
Delray Beach Tennis Center, Florida
For details of team announcements, draws, results and where to watch visit Billiejeankingcup.com, or follow @BJKCup on Twitter, @billiejeankingcup on Instagram and Billie Jean King Cup on Facebook.
